Paula was appointed as the Ninety One plc company secretary on 29 January 2020. She joined Ninety One initially as a consultant company secretary in June 2019. Paula is a seasoned company secretary with over 25 years of experience working mainly in public limited companies. She has spent the last 12 years working in the financial services sector in both senior permanent and interim company secretary roles. Her most recent publicly listed company role was as interim company secretary for Hargreaves Lansdown plc.

Paula is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.